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A very slow week of boxing occurred with the highlights being Richardson Hitchins stopping George Kambosos Jr, which would lead to a call-out of former two-division titleholder Devin Haney. Andy Cruz stopped Hironori Mishiro. This win makes Cruz mandatory for Raymond Muratalla's IBF title. Friday night, two things to talk about: A card in Ghana went on until the early morning with Andrew Tabiti getting a stoppage win, and LeAnna Cruz had to get off the deck to win her fight against Regina Chavez. Israel Mercado upset Branden Pizarro in the co-feature. Looking ahead to Thursday, WBO welterweight titleholder Brian Norman Jr faces Jin Sasaki. Is this a Fight of the Year or a mismatch? We discuss. From Thursday to Saturday, the WBC Grand Prix will enter the second round. This has provided some very exciting bouts so far. Friday on DAZN, David Stevens vs. Petr Khamukov will meet in a crossroads match. Saturday on DAZN, Galal Yafai vs. Francisco Rodriguez will take center stage with Peter McGrail in the co-feature. Saturday on ESPN+, Vito Mielnicki Jr. will face Kamil Gardzielik, other notables on the card, Jahi Tucker vs Lorenzo Simpson, which is a great fight, Brandun Lee, and Jamar Talley.Saturday on UFC Fight Pass, Callum Walsh will face Elias Espadas in a very good match-up we will explain. Also, Cain Sandoval, "Right Hook Roxy" Verduzco, and Umar Dzambekov round out the undercard. Timestamps 0:00 Dakota rants3:00 Richardson Hitchins-George Kambosos 13:00 Matchroom undercard17:40 Moses Ituama-Dillian Whyte Preview19:16 OTX Boxing card25:35 Ghana card27:10 Brian Norman-Jin Sasaki30:00 TV Breakdown of the Week37:30 Jahi Tucker-Lorenzo Simpson45:10 Callum Walsh

A preview of the upcoming main event fight on Saturday on ESPN. To hear my thoughts on all of the major fights this week, visit: http://lukieboxing.substack.com

A lot of fights happened this week, with great boxing coach John Pullman First, Keyshawn Davis missed weight. His bout with Edwin De Los Santos was canceled. Abdullah Mason replaced him as the headliner. After Keyshawn's brother, Kelvin Davis, lost to Nahir Albright, a backstage incident occurred involving Keyshawn and his youngest brother, Keon. What do we take away from this weekend? Mason got a stoppage in his first headlining fight, and Keyshawn made a lot of bad decisions.Other stuff, middleweight Troy Isley won a tough fight, so did Tiger Johnson, and Keon Davis had a good body shot KO. In the U.K., heavyweight Fabio Wardley had a come-from-behind knockout victory over Justis Huni. Wardley was down on the cards at the time of the stoppage. I will cover Albert Ramirez's highlight-reel KO and notable Eye of the Tiger bouts from Thursday, Salita Promotions had a card where Brandon Moore defeated Stanley Wright, Franchon Crews-Dezurn got a close majority decision win, and Wendy Toussaint upset Joseph Hicks Jr. IBF women's lightweight Beatriz Ferreira made her second title defense on DAZN as well. Looking ahead to this week on Saturday, Richardson Hitchins will make his first IBF junior welterweight title defense against George Kambosos Jr. The undercard features a lightweight IBF eliminator between Andy Cruz-Hironori Mishiro, junior welterweight Ernesto Mercado, heavyweight Teremoana Jr, junior middleweight Nishant Dev, and Zaquin Moses are featured on the undercard. Nonito Donaire fights Andres Campos for the interim WBA bantamweight title. Timestamps 0:00 Keyshawn's bad weekend15:00 Abdullah Mason 21:00 Kelvin - Nahir Albright26:50 Top Rank undercard 32:20 Fabio Wardley KOs Justis Huni34:47 Crews-Dezurn-Ortiz39:40 Nakatani continues to impress47:22 Jai51:00 Richardson Hitchins-George Kambosos Jr55:00 Andy Cruz01:00:30 Lomachenko stories

A preview of the upcoming main event fight on Saturday on ESPN. To hear my thoughts on all of the major fights this week, visit: http://lukieboxing.substack.com

A preview of the upcoming main event fight on Saturday on ESPN. To hear my thoughts on all of the major fights this week, visit: http://lukieboxing.substack.com

This week was the classic week of great fights for hardcore fight fans, but might have been overlooked by others. Notable results are: Ekow Essuman defeats former undisputed champion Josh Taylor...we make sense of this.Heavyweight Moses Itauma knocked out Mike Balogun. Is Itauma the next great heavyweight?Angelo Leo made the first defense of his IBF featherweight title against Tomoki Kameda, traveling to Japan to do so. On Thursday, DAZN featured a card headlined by Jonny Mansour, who went six rounds for the first time in his career, defeating Christian Avalos. Featherweight Vic Pasillas stopped Carlos Jackson in the co-feature, and Jose Ramirez knocked out Jessie Mandapat.Terri Harper and Maxi Hughes also won this week. This week....Wednesday on DAZN, Eduardo Nunez will face Masanori Rikiihsi for the vacant IBF junior lightweight title.Friday on DAZN, Darius Fulghum vs. Bektemir Melikuziev, will do battle in a WBA super middleweight title eliminator. Other notables on this card include, middleweight fight between Eric Priest and Luis Arias, 2024 U.S. super heavyweight Olympian Joshua Edwards, welterweight Cayden Griffiths, and junior middleweight Grant Flores.Also on Friday on DAZN, Manuel Gallegos will rematch Khalil Coe in a light heavyweight main event. Gallegos stopped Coe in their last bout, and now they rematch in Mexico, where Gallegos is from. The co-feature is junior featherweight Murodjon Akhmadaliev.Saturday on Prime Video, Caleb Plant will face Armando Resendiz. This will be the super middleweight Plant's first fight of 2025. The co-feature is Jermall Charlo vs. Thomas LaManna in a super middleweight bout. Interesting undercard bouts, a middleweight fight between Yoenli Hernandez vs. Kyrone Davis, a breakout fight between Isaac Lucero vs. Omar Valenzuela at junior middleweight, as well as lightweight Curmel Moton in action, and super middleweight John Easter.Former beltholder Julio Cesar Martinez returns to Mexico. All of this, plus your questions and Dakota. Timestamps0:00 Ekow Essuman upsets Josh Taylor12:15 Moses Itauma 17:50 Angelo Leo- Tomoki Kameda23:00 Eduardo Nunez-Masanori Rikiihsi 28:30 Manuel Gallegos-Khalil Coe II34:35 Caleb Plant-Armando Resendiz40:20 Yoenli Hernandez-Kyrone Davis44:28 Julio Cesar Martinez returns47:30 Darius Fulghum-Bektemir Melikuziev

A preview of this week's fightsListen to the full show at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

A preview of this week's fightsListen to the full show at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

In this episode, Dakota returns after two weeks off from the show. We get his take on the cards that started May from Times Square, Ryan Garcia-Rolando Romero, Canelo Alvarez-William Scull, and Naoya Inoue-Ramon Cardenas. We then jump into this week's show in which heavyweight Dave Allen stops Johnny Fisher. Could a trilogy happen?The undercard was very regional, but Kieron Conway continues to have “John Ryder vibes”, George Liddard is climbing the ranks and Shannon Ryan is a tricky fighter to judge, we will explain.Sam Goodman defeated Cesar Vaca Espinoza in the middle of the week. It was his first fight of 2025. Also, Serhii Bohachuk returned defeating Mykal Fox, but it was hard than many expected and it took place at middleweight. Omar Trinidad also picked up a victory on this card. This week, we preview the return of Josh Taylor against Ekow Essuman. Also, heavyweight Moses Itauma vs. Mike Balogun will be the co-feature. Terri Harper-Natalie Zimmermann will happen with Harper's WBO women's lightweight belt on the line, the co-feature on this card will be Maxi Hughes taking on Archie Sharp in a lightweight bout. Angelo Leo looks to defend his IBF featherweight title against Tomoki Kameda in Japan. 

Timestamps0:00 Emanuel Navarrete-Charly Suarez 21:00 undercard28:00 Anthony Cacace-Leigh Wood results31:35 ProBox TV34:40 Serhii Bohachuk-Myke Fox Preview39:48 Fisher-Allen IIIn this podcast, Lukie is all by himself as Dakota is away being an adult. The main topic is Emanuel Navarrete-Charly Suarez and the WBO junior lightweight title fight. It was confusing and we talk about it.Other stuff, Raymond Muratalla wins the interim IBF lightweight title over Zaur Abdullaev. I will talk about a few notable insights including Giovani Santillan, Andres Cortes and Alan Garcia. Also, Anthony Cacace stopped Leigh Wood...I will talk about this for a little bit, but not too much. On Friday, Dainier Pero survived a knockdown to win a heavyweight main event. I will also talk about this week's fight action, with the most marquee bout being Serhii Bohachuk-Myke Fox which will broadcast on UFC Fight Pass.Leave a review to support the show

The big fight of the week will be 360 Promotions' card on UFC Fight Pass between junior middleweight contender Serhii Bohachuk-Myke Fox on Saturday at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. I am joined by veteran reporter Miguel Maravilla for this episode to preview the card. Listen to the full show at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

This week I preview the upcoming fights by myself. The fights I talk about both happen on Saturday including Emanuel Navarrete vs Charly Suarez on ESPN, and a junior middleweight eliminator fight Erickson Lubin vs Ardreal Holmes.Full show at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

In this episode, we talk about Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn, a fun pay-per-view fight. Other reactions, Anthony Yarde-Lyndon Arthur III, Aaron McKenna defeating Liam Smith, Chris Billam-Smith edging Brandon Glanton, and more...Then, we get to this week. Ryan Garcia faces rival Rolando Romero on Friday at Times Square. The co-feature is Devin Haney vs. Jose Ramirez. If both win, Garcia and Haney could face each other at a later date. The opener is Teofimo Lopez against Arnold Barboza Jr.Then, on Saturday on DAZN PPV from Saudi Arabia, Canelo Alvarez faces William Scull. Canelo will look to become a two-time undisputed champion in the super middleweight division. Bruno Surace will rematch Jaime Munguia as the co-feature. Other good fights, heavyweight Efe Ajagba takes on Martin Bakole, Badou Jack puts his WBC cruiserweight title on the line against Noel Mikaelian, and Mexican Olympian  Marco Verde makes his pro debut. On Sunday on ESPN, Naoya Inoue will face Ramon Cardenas. Inoue will fight in the U.S.WBO featherweight titleholder Rafael Espinoza faces Edward Vazquez in a good title defense. Can Rohan Polanco become a featherweight contender? his bout against Fabian Maidana will tell us a lot. Notable undercard bouts and fighters to watch, Emiliano Vargas, Art Barrera Jr.,  and Ra'eese Aleem-Rudy Garcia.Timestamps 0:00 Chris Eubank Jr-Conor Benn13:00 undercard18:55 Ryan Garcia-Rolando Romero 24:50 Devin Haney-Jose Ramirez32:00 Teofimo Lopez-Arnold Barboza Jr39:00 Canelo-William Scull43:03 undercard51:20 Naoya Inoue-Ramon Cardenas54:00 Rafael Vazquez-Edward Vazquez56:50 undercard

If you enjoy this show, please leave a review. This week, we are joined by Gayle Falkenthal of NYFights.com, as she gives her thoughts on Ryan Garcia-Rolando Romero, Devin Haney-Jose Ramirez, and Teofimo Lopez-Arnold Barboza Jr.That is followed by featherweight Malikai Johnson, fresh off his new broadcasting gig on Westside Promotions, as he breaks down Canelo Alvarez-William Scull and what you should know about the undercard.We concluded with my good friend Abraham Gonzalez of FightsATW.com breaking down Naoya Inoue-Ramon Cardenas.

In this show, we will talk a bit about Gabriela Fundora, and her potential. The shocking upset loss that will rework the junior middleweight division, as Jorge Garcia Perez won a split-decision against Charles Conwell. Plus, we talk about the upcoming Conor Benn-Chris Eubank Jr card and should we care? Plus, a solid undercard. Timestamps 0:00 Gabriela Fundora's promising future11:00 Jorge Garcia Perez upsets Charles Conwell 14:30 Golden Boy undercard 20:53 Sergey Kovalev's career  27:10 Conor Benn-Chris Eubank Jr39:05 Viddal Riley-Chev Clarke 41:20 Liam Smith-Aaron McKenna 42:20 Chris Billam-Smith-Brandon Glanton46:00 News and notes

A brief preview of Conor Benn-Chris Eubank Jr of the week with Eliot Stott of ESRB Boxing. For the full preview go to my substack for free analysis at http://lukieboxing.substack.com.

Hey there, a short preview this week of Golden Boy Promotions' card on DAZN that takes place Saturday. For a full breakdown go to my Substack at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

In this episode, Lukie and Dakota talk about Tim Tszyu's fourth-round stoppage of Joey Spencer. What did we learn about both? reflect on Richard Torrez Jr's 10-round unanimous decision over Guido Vianello, what is his future? Lukie was on-site as he shares his thoughts on the WBC junior welterweight eliminator that saw Lindolfo Delgado win a majority decision over Elvis Rodriguez. Other stand-outs such as lightweight Abdullah Mason, junior bantamweight Steven Navarro and middleweight Jahi Tucker are discussed. Then, we move to the unified middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly stopping Anauel Ngamissengue in what could be labeled his best performance of his career. Also, heavyweight Bakhodir Jalolov had a forgettable fight. What is going on with his pro career? Late-sub Filip Hrgovic won a unanimous decision over Joe Joyce. The heavyweight fight was odd. On ProBox TV, Ricardo Salas knocked out Kent Cruz in two rounds and Antonio Moran won a majority decision over Mykquan Williams. This week we preview, a welterweight unification bout between Jaron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis steals the headlines. Raymond Ford versus Thomas Mattice is a good undercard bout on the show, Arturo Popoca will face Christian Carto and 2024 Olympic bronze medalist Omari Jones makes a quick return. On ProBox TV, Jordan White will face Jose Matias Romero in the main event, the co-feature will see heavyweight Stephan Shaw vs. Raphael Akpejiori, and William Foster III vs. Brandon Leon Benitez is notable fight as well.Eye of the Tiger Management has a card on Thursday telecast on ESPN+.Timestamps0:00 Tim Tszyu-Joey Spencer12:17 Richard Torrez Jr-Guido Vianello 19:30 Elvis Rodriguez-Lindolfo Delgado 26:56 TR undercard 33:30 Janibek36:00 Hrgovic-Joe Joyce 40:00 Mykquan Williams lost40:45 Jaron Ennis- Eimantas Stanionis46:45 Raymond Ford-Thomas Mattice48:30 Matchroom Boxing undercard50:48 ProBox TV 52:30 final thoughts

Boxing trainer John Pullman joins the show to preview this upcoming fight. For the full show, go to http://lukieboxing.substack.com

It was a mellow week of boxing, topped by a Top Rank card with Mikaela Mayer defeating Sandy Ryan, again. Brian Norman Jr made his first title defense of his WBO welterweight title, and Bruce Carrington looks to be moving toward a title shot. On DAZN, William Zepeda defeated Tevin in their rematch on a Golden Boy Promotions card. Also, Oscar Collazo stopped Edwin Cano, Joselito Velazquez was involved in a fight that was too much fun, Robin Safar made his debut with Golden Boy Promotions, and Yokasta Valle defeated Marlen Esparza. Could Valle fight Gabriela Fundora? Next Saturday on Prime Video, Tim Tszyu vs. Joey Spencer, with a notable feature bout of Endry Saavedra vs. Mikkel NielsenA strong Top Rank card featuring: Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Guido Vianello, Lindolfo Delgado vs. Elvis Rodriguez, Abdullah Mason vs. Carlos Ornelas, Albert Gonzalez vs. Dana Coolwell, Steven Navarro vs. Juan Esteban Garcia, 8 rounds, and Jahi Tucker vs. Troy WilliamsonOn ESPN+, Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Anauel NgamissengueOn DAZN, Joe Joyce vs. Filip HrgovicTimestamps 0:00 William Zepeda-Tevin Farmer II9:08 Yokasta Valle-Marlen Esparza14:00 Oscar Collazo 16:11 Mikaela Mayer-Sandy Ryan II22:20 Brain Norman Jr27:05 undercard 29:30 Masamichi Yabuki-Angel Ayala 34:40 Tim Tszyu-Joey Spencer 39:50 Richard Torrez-Guido Vianello45:10 Lindolfo Delgado-Elvis Rodriguez49:00 undercard 53:35 Janibek title defense56:30 Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic01:00:30 ProBox TV card01:05:37 Final thoughts

In this episode, I am joined by Pete Lopes to preview the upcoming week of action. If you enjoy the show, please go to the newsletter for the full episode here.

Timestamps Timestamps0:00 Intro0:25 R.I.P. George Foreman6:12 Sebastian Fundora-Chrodale Booker9:50 Fundora vs Xander Zayas14:20 Jesus Ramos Jr – WOW!17:08 Elijah Garcia-Terrell Gausha25:10 Lester Martinez-Joeshon James31:20 ProBox TV 37:52 George Kambosos-Jake Wyllie41:10 Tiara Brown-Skye Nicolson45:10 Pat Brown's pro debut on Friday46:53 Mikaela Mayer-Sandy Ryan II50:43 Brian Norman Jr returns 52:10 Top Rank undercard55:30 William Zepeda-Tevin Farmer II57:20 Golden Boy undercard 59:55 Final thoughts

In this episode, we break down the two big fights of the week. First, Beto Duran, the play-by-play announcer of Golden Boy Promotions, and a wealth of boxing knowledge comes on to preview Saturday's lightweight bout between William Zepeda and Tevin Farmer which is a rematch from November. You can follow Beto here and here. Boxing coach and podcaster Christine Lopez joins the conversation to talk about the WBO women's welterweight title on ESPN as Mikaela Mayer looks to defend her belt against Sandy Ryan. The fight is also a rematch. You can follow her content here.The full episode is available at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

Dakota is on leave for a week so we recruited https://x.com/ATokkers5 to join the show and breakdown a busy week of fights including Keith Thurman's knockout of Brock Jarvis, Kenshiro Teraji-Seigo Yuri Akui, Nick Ball stopping TJ Doheny…is Ball ready to fight Naoya Inoue? Plus, Austin “Ammo” Williams-Patrice Volny. Then, we preview Sebastian Fundora-Chordale Booker, George Kambosos' return to the ring and a great ProBox TV main event between Lester Martinez-Joeshon James. You enjoy him you can watch his show on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@championshiprndspodcast?si=Gkm_YxkQUna1R-2z0:00 Intro0:50 Keith Thurman's comeback5:30 Kenshiro Teraji-Akui15:13 undercard thoughts20:40 Nick Ball-TJ Doheny28:09 undecard thoughts33:08 Austin Williams-Patr39:00 undecard thoughts 44:00 Sebastian Fundora-Chordale Booker51:30 undercard thoughts53:30 George Kambosos returns54:40 Skye Nicolson vs. Tiara Brown58:50 Cherneka Johnson vs. Nina Hughes01:00:00 Lester Martinez-Joeshon James

We are joined by two great guests this week. First,  Anthony Saldana a/k/a Stacks breaks down the junior middleweight title fight between titleholder Sebastian Fundora and Chordale Booker. The fight is Saturday on Prime Video and a super middleweight contender bout between undefeated fighters Lester Martinez and Joeshon James. The fight is on ProBox TV. Zach of the Unofficial Scorecard Podcast (https://theunofficialscorecardpodcast.libsyn.com/ep-72-eric-raskin) joins the show to preview Saturday's DAZN telecast between former undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr facing Daud Yordan.The full episode will be available Monday at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

Show notes0:00 Boxing in 202519:25 ProBox TV card recap 28:50 Most Valuable Prospects 1136:20 Natasha Jonas-Lauren Price42:40 Keith Thurman-Brock Jarvis Preview50:10 Kenshiro Teraji-Seigo Yuri Akui54:30 Listener questions 01:01:50 Nick Ball-TJ Doheny01:04:00 Austin Williams-Patrice Volny01:07:17 Edgar Berlanga01:08:40 undercard01:13:00 final thoughts

We are joined by two great guests this week. First, Zach of the Unofficial Scorecard Podcast (https://theunofficialscorecardpodcast.libsyn.com/ep-72-eric-raskin) joins the show to preview Wednesday's fight between former titleholder Keith Thurman and Brock Jarvis (which I am not sure how to watch in the United States), and a flyweight unification bout between Kenshiro Teraji-Seigo Yuri Akui which is on ESPN+ early Thursday morning. That is followed by the best in the business, Sean Bastow of BTR Boxing Podcast Network (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/btr-boxing-podcast-network/id1433752118). Sean helps us understand what we show now about WBA featherweight titleholder Nick Ball's fight against TJ Doheny on Saturday, which is broadcast on DAZN. Then, we talk about middleweight Austin "Ammo" Williams against Patrice Volny which occurs Saturday night in the U.S. on DAZN as well. 

In this podcast, we talked about Lamont Roach Jr's amazing performance against Gervonta Davis. We give our thoughts on the fight. We discuss the undercard bouts, Subriel Matias' win over Gabriel Valenzuela, and Lewis Crocker's DQ win over Paddy Donovan.Dakota and the Big Dog, also breakdown the upcoming week's action.Timestamps 0:00 Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach Jr18:22 Gary Antuanne Russell-Jose Valenzuela23:36 Alberto Puello-Sandor Martin28:40 Yoenis Tellez-Julian Williams31:30 Johan Gonzalez-Jarrett Hurd33:30 Subriel Matias now mandatory challenger for Richardson Hitchins35:36 undercard38:00 Paddy Donovan-Lewis Crocker46:30 Golden Boy Promotions card on Thursday preview48:45 Natasha Jonas-Lauren Price51:20 Undercard52:50 Albert Batyrgaziev55:10 Arnold Khegai-Joet Gonzalez58:30 Lucas Bahdi facing Ryan Racaza.01:01:50 news of the week 01:04:30 Rocky Hernandez

Boxing coach John Pullman joins the show to preview #KhegaiGonzalez which will air on Saturday on ProBox TV and #JonasPrice.To listen to the full episode, go to http://lukieboxing.substack.com will be posted for free

Friend of the show and boxing coach Eddie Croft helps preview the big pay-per-view fight. The full episode will be available later this week at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

timestamps0:00 Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol II reaction6:00 Callum Smith-Joshua Buatsi reaction11:20 Agit Kabayel one of the best heavyweight13:30 Shakur Stevenson fight18:03 Joseph Parker-Martin Bakole 21:10 Vergil Ortiz-Israil Madrimov24:45 Carlos Adames-Hamzah Sheeraz30:06 ProBox TV card34:28 Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach Jr. preview42:00 PPV undercard preview 46:20 Junto Nakatani 47:00 Rocky Hernandez-Rene Tellez Giron47:50 Paddy Donovan-Lewis Crocker

In this episode, Lukie and Dakota talk about Keyshawn Davis winning his world title in an impressive fourth-round TKO of Denys Berinchyk. What is next for Davis? Could he fight Gervonta Davis this year? What is his ceiling? Plus a preview of this weekend's pay-per-view card between Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol IITimestamps0:00 Keyshawn Davis-Denys Berinchyk 8:30 Xander Zayas14:00 Vito Mielnicki Jr, Abdullah Mason17:55 Jared Anderson19:40 Nico Ali Walsh22:10 Arnold Barboza Jr-Jack Catterall 26:20 undercard thoughts28:00 Oscar Duarte-Miguel Madueno32:10 Rohan Polanco 34:00 Gabe Flores Jr ProBox TV fight39:00 Cain Sandoval 40:15 Beterbiev-Bivol II 45:50 Daniel Dubois-Joseph Parker 47:50 Shakur Stevenson-Floyd Schofield 48:30 Vergil Ortiz-Israil Madrimov50:30 “Big Bang” Zhang-Agit Kabayel 52:00 Carlos Adames-Hamzah Sheeraz54:10 Joshua Buatsi-Callum Smith56:20 your questions

In this week's episode, we preview the upcoming Saudi-backed mega-fight card with @BoxRecGrey, a boxing insider who can be followed on the social media platform X. We talk about the following• With news of Top Rank potentially leaving ESPN in 2025, what is the future of boxing in the United States• Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol II preview• Daniel Dubois-Joseph Parker preview• Shakur Stevenson-Floyd SchofieldFor a full preview plus thoughts on the ProBox TV card that Lukie will be live for please go to my substack at http://lukieboxing.substack.com

In this episode, we start with Canelo Alvarez's big week. Still, nothing is official, but it appears Canelo will be involved in a four-fight Riyadh Season deal. What does this mean? Who are their possible opponents for him? Is Jake Paul part of this? We follow this with a recap of the weekend's action highlighted by Derek Chisora vs. Otto Wallin and ProBox TV's card between Ramon Cardenas and Bryan Acosta. Then, we begin the two-week marathon. This week we have three big shows.First, Friday on ESPNKeyshawn Davis looks to win his first world title facing WBO lightweight titleholder Denys Berinchyk. Other notable undercard bouts are: Xander Zayas vs. Slawa Spomer, Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs. Connor Coyle, the return of Jared Anderson vs. Marios Kollias, Rohan Polanco's welterweight debut, Abdullah Mason vs. Manuel Jaimes, and Tiger Johnson vs. Quashawn Toler.Saturday in the U.K on DAZN we will see Jack Catterall vs Arnold Barboza Jr. Some notable bouts on the undercard are: Zelfa Barrett vs. Jazza Dickens, Reece Bellotti vs. Michael Gomez Jr., and Pat McCormack vs. Robbie Davies Jr.Finally, a sneaky good Valentine's Day main event with Oscar Duarte taking on Miguel Madueno on DAZN. The undercard will feature Kenny Sims Jr, Darius Fulghum, and Ricardo Sandoval0:00 Canelo, what is happening8:00 PBC, what is next?11:15 Derek Chisora-Otto Wallin16:30 undercard 21:23 ProBox TV card 35:30 Keyshawn Davis-Denys Berinchyk preview42:50 Xander Zayas vs. Slawa Spomer50:20 Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs. Connor Coyle53:00 Jared Anderson, Abdullah Mason59:10 Rohan Polanco, Tiger Johnson01:02:30 Jack Catterall vs. Arnold Barboza Jr01:06:40 undercard thoughts01:08:20 Oscar Duarte-Miguel Madueno 01:13:00 Undercard 01:15:15 your questions

At first, I talk with TJ, a major boxing fan to preview the U.S. fights. We preview Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis on Friday, which will be for Berinchyk's WBO lightweight title. The fight will be telecast on ESPN. We also preview Saturday's fight card between Oscar Duarte and Miguel Madueno. The bout will be streamed on DAZN. Then, Sean Barstow of BTR Boxing Network and I will give our thoughts on Jack Catterall-Arnold Barboza Jr., which will be fought on Saturday in Manchester and stream on DAZN. You can listen to the full episode in my newsletter: http://lukieboxing.substack.comFollow Sean's work at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/btr-boxing-podcast-network/id1433752118

A preview with Sean Barstow of BTR Boxing Network as the two breakdown Derek Chisora vs. Otto Wallin, which takes place this Saturday on DAZN (roughly 11 am PST).For those who want the full version for FREE go to http://lukieboxing.substack.com To listen to Sean's work https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/btr-boxing-podcast-network/id1433752118

In this podcast, Lukie and Dakota recap a lot of fights...First, David Benavidez won over David Morrell, followed by Stephen Fulton Jr. becoming a two-division champion and upsetting Brandon Figueroa. The banger of the night was Isaac Cruz vs. Angel Fierro, which could be one of the best fights of the year, and Jesus Ramos Jr. stopped Jeison Rosario.We also touch on the prelim action which included a great fight between Mirco Cuello and Christian Olivo, Yoenli Hernandez a new middleweight guy, and Curmel Moton.Other results we touch on: Adam Azim stopped Sergey Lipinets, Callum Simpson is trying his best for Dakota to remember his name as he returned two weeks after his last win, then on the Friday Matchroom card George Liddard was in tough against Derrick Osaze, Junaid Bostan was lucky to leave with a draw against Bilal Fawaz, Jimmy Sains is a lot of fun, and Taylor Bevan could be a guy.Also, a breakdown of Claressa Shields vs Danielle PerkinsThis week's fights:Tuesday on CountryBox's Youtube page, Oliver McCall will fight in a six-round bout, and super middleweight Maidel Sando takes on veteran Vaughn Alexander.Thursday on ESPN+, Eye of the Tiger returns with a fight card. Notable bouts are Arthur Biyarslanov facing Mohamed Mimoune in a 10-round junior welterweight bout, co-feature Bakhodir Jalolov vs. David Spilmont, and light heavyweight contender Albert Ramirez faces Marko CalicOn Friday, DAZN will telecast Daniel Dos Santos against Shakan Pitters, a 12-round light heavyweight fight. Saturday on DAZN, we have "the big fight" as heavyweight Derek Chisora faces Otto Wallin. The co-feature is a gatekeeper match between Willy Hutchinson vs. Zach Parker.Saturday on ProBox TV, we have the best card of the week. Ramon Cardenas vs. Bryan Acosta in a junior featherweight fight. A bout that has consequences for the top of the division. A middleweight fight between two unbeaten fighters as Lester Martinez vs. Joeshon James could steal the show. Lightweight Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov vs. Justin Pauldo will also happen and bantamweight Michael Angeletti vs. Judy Flores.Timestamps0:00 David Benavidez-David Morrell10:30 Yoenlis Hernández-Angel Ruiz 13:36 Jesus Ramos-Jeison Rosario 18:00 Stephen Fulton-Brandon Figueroa 30:00 Isaac Cruz-Angel Fierro recap36:00 Mirco Cuello-Christian Olivo38:10 Claressa Shields-Danielle Perkins 46:37 Adam Azim-Sergey Lipinets50:00 Matchroom NxtGen card55:00 Thursday ESPN+ card58:00 Derek Chisora-Otto Wallin 01:02:00 Willy Hutchinson-Zach Parker01:05:40 ProBox TV card01:14:30 Your questions

In this week's fight preview, we are joined by Gayle Falkenthal of NYFights.com to preview the upcoming week of fights.We start with Saturday's pay-per-view bout between David Benavidez-David Morrell. This is a followed with a brief chat about Claressa Shields looking to become a three-division undisputed champion when she faces Danielle Perkins on Sunday, which will be broadcast on DAZN. You can listen to the full episode FOR FREE at my newsletter here.

In this show we talk about Diego Pacheco's impressive win over Steven Nelson that main event a Matchroom Boxing telecast on DAZN, Saturday night from Las Vegas. What is next for Pacheco...Canelo?Other notables we touch on this week, Andy Cruz's victory over Omar Salcido, Ernesto Mercado stopping Jose Pedraza, Dalton Smith's first round knockout win in the UK, Conah Walker upsetting Harry Scarff, Ellie Scotney is really good and called out Skye Nicolson, Najee Lopez got the biggest win of his career over Lenin Castillo on ProBox TV and Stanley Wright upset Jeremiah Milton in a shocker in a heavyweight co-feature.Thursday night, Lukie was live at the Golden Boy Promotions show, and he will talk about a future star watch with Grant Flores. Also, notable Eric Priest defeats Tyler Howard and Jordan Panthen's Golden Boy debut.We switch gears and preview a huge week of fights Friday We have a domestic UK show on DAZN that features the following, George Liddard vs. Derrick Osaze, Junaid Bostan vs. Bilal Fawaz, and Jimmy Sains.Saturday, we have a HUGE PPVFight cardDavid Benavidez vs. David MorrellBrandon Figueroa vs. Stephen Fulton Jr.Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs. Angel FierroJesus Ramos Jr. vs. Jeison RosarioSunday on DAZNClaressa Shields vs. Danielle PerkinsBrandon Moore vs. Skylar LacyJoseph Hicks vs. Keon PapillionJoshua James Pagan vs. Ronal RonTimestamps 0:00 Diego Pacheco-Steven Nelson thoughts10:30 Matchroom USA undercard18:30 Naoya Inoue stops Ye Joon Kim23:50 Jin Sasaki26:00 Dalton Smith, Conah Walker and Ellie Scotney31:00 Najee Lopez33:20 Stanley Wright beats Jeremiah Milton37:00 Grant Flores37:40 David Benavidez-David Morrell preview47:00 Brandon Figueroa-Stephen Fulton Jr 51:00 Isaac Cruz-Angel Fierro preview55:15 Jesus Ramos Jr-Jeison Rosario preview58:30 news and notes of the week01:02:00 Claressa Shields-Danielle Perkins on DAZN

Naoya Inoue returns this week, but his opponent Ye Joon Kim is not well known.Welterweight is light right now, and Jin Sasaki might emerge as a “guy”.Breaking news Ryan Garcia-Isaac Cruz, Devin Haney-Jose Ramirez rumored for New York some time this yearErrol Spence-Fundora off, a bunch of names have been thrown outTyson Fury announced his retirement Oscar Duarte vs Regis Prograis on Feb.15Results360 Promotions card.Omar Trinidad defeats Mike Plania, how close is he to a title?WBO Junior bantamweight Mizuki Hiruta gets huge engagement in her US debut. “Right Hook Roxy” Verduzco seems to be a star to watch, Gloria Munguilla and Brook Sibrian have a memorable fightUpcoming fights We are starting to get more meaningful bouts Matchroom is holding a fight in Las Vegas Saturday on DAZN. The headlining bout is super middleweight Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson.The co-feature lightweight Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz vs. Omar SalcidoOther bouts to note, Ernesto “Tito” Mercado vs. Jose Pedraza, the debut of  Harley Mederos and Nishant Dev,  Zaquin Moses and a 50-50 fight betweenLeonardo Rubalcava vs. Israel MercadoA great ProBox TV card on Friday featuring Najee Lopez vs. Lenin Castillo, Darrelle Valsaint, Jeremiah Milton, Jordan Roach and Benjamin Johnson.On Thursday, Golden Boy Promotions will hold an event at the Commerce Casino the notable bouts are: Eric Priest vs. Tyler Howard in the main event,  Jordan Panthen vs. DeAundre Pettus and the return of Grant FloresMatchroom will also run a show in the U.K. on Saturday with Dalton Smith facing Walid Ouizza, in the main event.Ellie Scotney vs. Mea Motu is the co-feature. Omar Chavez vs. Misael Rodriguez will air on Saturday on ESPN+ as well.Timestamps 0:00 Naoya Inoue returns to action13:30:00 Jin Sasaki15:30 Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney next fight23:15 Errol Spence-Fundora off26:45 Tyson Fury announced his retirement 28:45 Oscar Duarte vs Regis Prograis on Feb.1532:00 Omar Trinidad defeats Mike Plania, how close is he to a title?36:00 Mizuki Hiruta38:50 “Right Hook Roxy” Verduzco, Gloria Munguilla-Brook Sibrian43:00 Diego Pacheco vs Steven Nelson preview50:00 Andy Cruz vs. Omar Salcido55:00 Ernesto “Tito” Mercado vs. Jose Pedraza, 01:00:00 rest of DAZN undercard thoughts 01:01:47 Eric Priest vs. Tyler Howard01:04:50 Najee Lopez vs. Lenin Castillo01:08:00 Dalton Smith facing Walid Ouizza01:11:00 Omar Chavez vs. Misael Rodriguez will air on Saturday on ESPN+ as well.

In this episode, Lukie and Anthony Saldana a/k/a Stacks, talk about the two big fights this week.First, they breakdown Naoya Inoue's return to the ring against late replacement Ye Joon Kim. Kim took the fight when Sam Goodman had to withdraw from the fight...again. The fight is in Japan on Friday (morning on the PST) on ESPN+.On Saturday, super middleweight Diego Pacheco will face Steven Nelson in a compelling match-up that will be in Las Vegas and broadcast on DAZN.For the rest of the show FOR FREE, please visit the newsletter here.

In this episode, Lukie and Dakota talk about Jai Opetaia-David Nyika which happened on a Wednesday night and marked the first significant boxing fight of the year. Other notables briefly touched on the card will be:Justis Huni vs. Shaun Potgieter,Teremoana Teremoana vs. Osasu OtoboTaylah Gentzen vs. Shauna BrowneWe will go over the Boxxer show that happened on Peacock.Did Callum Simpson get a premature stoppage of Steed Woodall, and Caroline Dubois and Jessica Camara fight to a technical draw.On to next week's card put on by 360 Promotions on UFC Fight Pass. Omar Trinidad will face Mike Plania in the main event. Other notable bouts include:Star alert with Mizuki Hiruta in action against Maribel RamirezAli Akhmedov vs. Malcolm JonesRoxy Verduzco vs. Lindsey EllisGloria Munguilla vs. Brook SibrianTimestamps0:00 Jai Opetaia-David Nyika recap 13:05 undercard 26:00 Naoya Inoue-Sam Goodman off32:47 Boxxer card 40:00 360 Promotions 50:00 final thoughts

In this episode, Lukie and Abraham Gonzalez of FightsATW.com preview the main event of Omar Trinidad-Mike Plania. The fight takes place at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California, and is promoted by 360 Promotions.

We breakdown this week's fight with Australian boxing writer Anthony Cocks. Opetaia-Nyika will take place on Wednesday night in California with the undercard roughly starting at midnight on DAZN.

In this show we are joined by the great boxing coach, John Pullman. The crew talk about the major action of the weekTopics include - Fernando Martinez-Kazuto Ioka II not happening- The state of the junior bantamweight division- Japan losing two big fights in two weeks- Hayato Tsutsumi vs Rene Alvarado- Our pound-for-pound list for 2025- One new year's resolution- We finish with a brief preview of Jai Opetaia vs. David NyikaTimestamps0:00 Fernando Martinez-Kazuto Ioka II10:20 John Pullman joins the show20:50 Dakota's Pound-for-pound list24:30 conversation about hometown decision29:00 Great heavyweight debate37:45 New year's resolution for boxing45:00 Who is the Fighter of the Year in 202546:30 Jai Opetaia-David Nyika preview 58:10 Justis Huni, Teremoana Jnr thoughts01:04:20 Last segment

In this show, Dakota and Lukie go over the following categories as we look back at the year of boxing in 2024.Brief notes on the awards givenBoxer of the Year Women's Boxer of the YearFight of the YearRound of the YearContender of the YearComeback of the Yearand more....Timestamps0:00 intro 1:00 Naoya Inoue, Ryan Garcia fights off…4:04 Felix Alvarado vs. Tobias Reyes7:12 Boxer of the Year11:55 Why Oleksandr Usyk Won17:45 Fight of the Year21:50 Usyk-Fury I 24:55 Trainer of the Year26:00 Don Charles35:20 Comeback of the Year37:00 Daniel Dubois 43:30 Round of the Year46:00 Abdullah Mason-Yohan Vazquez 51:10 Prospect of the Year53:00 Moses Itauma56:50 Upset of the Year58:00 Jaime Munguia-Bruno Surace01:02:50 Knockout of the Year01:05:10 Lucas Bahdi-Ashton Sylve01:07:30 Keyshawn Davis 01:10:23 What did we miss?01:20:13 What is 2025's outlook for boxing?01:26:41 Personality driven boxing vs. Achievement driven boxing01:33:18 Kazuto Ioka-Fernando Martinez II

Thoughts on the fight.Timestamps 0:00 Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury II22:10 undercard

Join us as we go live to break down the wildest week in boxing and look ahead to what's coming next. Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II headlines our preview, a heavyweight clash to cap off 2024, though this time it's not for the undisputed title, but the bragging rights of being the best modern heavyweight. We'll also cover the fallout from Sam Goodman's injury pulling him out of his fight with Naoya Inoue and Dennis McCann's unexpected drug test result.And speaking of upsets, the shocking moment of 2024? Bruno Surace knocking out Jaime Munguia in Tijuana—an ending nobody saw coming. We'll dive deep into Munguia's disastrous year, from his loss to Canelo Alvarez in May to this shocking defeat that flipped the script on his career.Plus:Alan Picasso's latest win and his potential shot at Naoya Inoue.A draw between Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel that left more questions than answers about the future of Golden Boy's welterweight division.And don't forget the undercard madness: Charles Conwell's dominant knockout, Victor Morales Jr.'s gritty return, and Murodjon Akhmadaliev's statement win that positions him back in the mix for a Naoya Inoue showdown.Plus brief recaps of ProBox TV, Big Time Boxing USA, Most Valuable Prospects 10, 360 Promotions card and the Boxxer show Natasha Jonas/Lauren Price0:00 Bruno Sarace stops Jaime Munguia 16:30 Alan Picasso thoughts 20:05 Sam Goodman out of Naoya Inoue fight20:30 Murodjon Akhmadaliev fight recap27:00 Matchroom undercard 37:10 Alexis Rocha-Raul Curiel draw42:00 Golden Boy undercard46:51 Club show recap53:00 Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury II preview 01:05:37 undercard

Renowned boxing coach Simon Martinez joins the podcast to share his insights on the electrifying Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano rivalry, his take on the star-studded Riyadh Season card, and the polarizing impact of Jake Paul on the sport. Martinez also dives into why he believes young audiences are turning away from boxing and what can be done to bring them back. It's an honest, unfiltered conversation about the state of boxing today.timestamps0:00 Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano II8:00 The impact of social media on boxing10:02 Jaron Boots Ennis vs Teofimo Lopez talks10:53 The February Riyadh Season card preview15:00 Dakota joins and gives his thoughts on that card20:56 Thoughts on Jake Paul28:40 Debate over Women's boxing ratings33:10 I see boxing on the decline

Join us for an in-depth live podcast previewing this week's packed boxing schedule, where the storylines outside the headliners may steal the show! From Robeisy Ramirez's stunning career pause to Jaime Munguia's return against Bruno Surace, we're breaking down the fights you don't want to miss.We'll also discuss the Matchroom event in Monaco, featuring Murodjon Akhmadaliev's audition for a Naoya Inoue showdown and rising star Beatriz Ferreira's IBF lightweight title defense. Plus, we dive into the gritty LA matchup between Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel and the under-the-radar bangers on ProBox TV and DAZN's midweek slate.Topics to be covered:Robeisy Ramirez's unexpected exit in his rematch with Rafael EspinozaJaime Munguia: Reset or resurgence?Can Rocha survive Curiel's pressure?Monaco's unique charm and high-stakes matchups featuring Akhmadaliev and FerreiraSneaky-good fights: Charles Conwell, Gary Cully vs. Maxi Hughes, and the rise of prospectsWe'll also touch on recent bouts:Emanuel Navarrete's latest win: Is he the king of junior lightweight or just surviving the pack?Richard Torrez Jr.: Knocking out smaller opponents, but when will he face a real test?Albert "Chop Chop" Gonzalez: Stealing the show with an all-action thriller.Marc Castro's upset loss: What went wrong for Matchroom's prospect?